leave a lot/something/much to be desiredGOOD ENOUGHto be very unsatisfactory 还有许多需要改进的地方 Inspectors say health and safety procedures at the factory leave a lot to be desired. 稽查员说工厂的卫生和安全措施还有许多需要改进的地方。
leave a lot/something/much to be desired• Bob's idea of a balanced diet left something to be desired.• His treatment of capital and profits left much to be desired.• On the campaign trail, his oratorical skills have left much to be desired.• On theoretical grounds, however, it leaves much to be desired.• The quality of research in the area of child abuse still leaves much to be desired.• To some degree they have been hampered by courses of study and lesson plans thai leave something to be desired.• While the woodwind and low strings were reasonably well replicated, the violins, timpani and brass left much to be desired.• Yet, as a match, it left something to be desired.
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